Star Wars - Page 7

Let's say the little green man arrive and they aren't very friendly. We could just use some of that good old human ingenuity and build a Death Star from 'Star Wars' to zap their home planet, right?

Well, it doesn't seem likely. The folks at Centives.net net did some calculations, based on how other pieces of heavy weaponry are made, and determined 1.08x1015 tons of steel are needed to assemble a Death Star. And yes, that means 1 with fifteen zeros after it.

For every role that can be considered "Oscar bait," there are the roles that are completely out of the norm for the Academy Awards. The actors on our list all gave performances that have transcended Oscars and are more well-known for their contributions to pop culture.

'Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace' is considered by many fans of the epic series to be the worst installment, largely because of one extremely annoying character named Jar Jar Binks. With the coming re-release of TPM in 3D, PistolShrimps, felt inspired to create a humorous alternate ending appropriately named 'Bye Bye Jar Jar,' blessing audiences with the not-so-unfortunate demise of this much hated character.

In the extended version of this year's highly anticipated Volkswagen Super Bowl ad, a chubby dog named Bolt puts himself on a weight loss plan so he can catch a 2012 VW Beetle. And Darth Vader himself appears in a reference to VW's awesome "Vader Kid" commercial from last year.

As awesome as it is, some folks have a tendency to take the 'Star Wars' universe a bit too seriously. Count Tony Perkins among those who has trouble separating his fantasy from his reality after he railed against software manufacture Bioware's plans to allow gay relationships in their massive multi-player online game 'Star Wars: The Old Republic.'

In one corner, we have 'Star Wars,' George Lucas' world-changing movies featuring his iconic characters Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca and countless others. The original trilogy spawned three prequels, a slew of cartoons and spinoffs... oh, and a bona fide religion.

In the other, we have 'Star Trek,' the show that gave Leonard Nimoy (Spock), William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and George Takei (Sulu) a cult following and launched their careers. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto furthered the legacy by starring in the 2009 film.

So, which is better? It's now time for you to decide in our poll below.

The new movies coming out between now and the end of the year are like a sequel-palooza -- 'Sherlock Holmes,' 'Mission Impossible' and even 'The Chipmunks' are all getting another go-round in theaters. While it's generally-accepte

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